polyhistor

[ pol-ee-his-ter ]

/ ˌpɒl iˈhɪs tər /

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noun

a person of great and varied learning.

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Also pol·y·his·to·ri·an

[pol-ee-hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-]. /ˌpɒl i hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/.

Origin of polyhistor

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin polyhistor, from Greek polyístōr “very learned.” See poly-, history

OTHER WORDS FROM polyhistor

pol·y·his·tor·ic

[pol-ee-hi-stawr-ik, -stor-], /ˌpɒl i hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr-/, adjectivepol·y·his·to·ry, noun

Words nearby polyhistor

polyhedral, polyhedral angle, polyhedron, polyhedrosis, polyhidrosis, polyhistor, polyhydramnios, polyhydric, polyhydroxy, Polyhymnia, poly I:C

How to use polyhistor in a sentence

Groeningius announced a Polyhistor bibliothecarius in 1700, which was to deal with law after the fashion of Morhof's "Polyhistor."
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor
Polyhistor, pol-i-his′tor, n. a person of great and varied learning.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Calidonia, as Iulius Solinus Polyhistor in plaine words dooth record.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (1 of 8)|Raphael Holinshed
The excellent and pleasant worke of Iulius Solinus Polyhistor.
Catalogue of the Books Presented by Edward Capell to the Library of Trinity College in Cambridge|W. W. Greg

According to Polyhistor, he was a usurper who had been a vine-dresser in the royal gardens.
The Expositor's Bible|F. W. Farrar